A Graphic memoir workshop with Danièle Archambault. Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco.

Everybody has a story to tell! Graphic Memoir workshop on October 21 and 28!

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Over the course of two afternoons, this graphic memoir workshop will introduce you to the art of preserving the significant moments in your life in a new and exciting way.

First, we will explore the work of graphic memoir authors like Art Spiegelman (Pulitzer-prize winningMaus) and Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis). This will lead to a practical introduction to this rich form of storytelling, which combines visual and writing techniques. You will then start developing your own unique story in your own personal style.

Don’t worry! You don’t need to have a background or special talent in art or in literature! Just come with your stories (funny or sad), your special memories, or your personal reflections on life.

Graphic memoir workshops at the Cartoon Art Museum. Save the dates!

Over the course of two afternoons, this graphic memoir workshop will introduce you to the art of preserving the significant moments in your life in a new and exciting way.

First, we will explore the work of graphic memoir authors like Art Spiegelman (Pulitzer-prize winning Maus) and Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis). This will lead to a practical introduction to this rich form of storytelling, which combines visual and writing techniques. You will then start developing your own unique story in own your personal style.

Don’t worry! You don’t need to have a background or special talent in art or in literature! Just come with your stories (funny or sad), your special memories, or your personal reflections on life.

Everybody has a story to tell!

Register right now for the Graphic Memoir Workshop this Sunday, from 1 to 4 PM

Graphic Memoir Workshop by Danièle Archambault

A practical introduction to the world of graphic memoirs!

Do you want to preserve the memory of the significant moments in your life, in a special and exciting new way? This inspiring workshop is for you!

During a three-hours session, you will have the opportunity to develop your own one-page graphic memoir about a chosen moment of your life, in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.

We will first look at the work of graphic memoir authors like Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis) and Art Spiegelman (Maus) then you will get a practical introduction to the techniques of comic book art. You will then start developing your own unique story in your personal style.

Don’t worry! You really don’t need to have a background or special talent in art or in literature! Just come with your stories (funny or sad), your special memories or your personal reflections on life.

Everybody has a story to tell!

This Graphic Memoir Workshop will introduce you to the art of preserving the significant moments in your life in a new and exciting way. We will first look at the work of famous graphic memoir authors then you will get a practical introduction to the techniques of comic book art. We will then focus on developing your own unique story in your personal style.

Don’t worry! You don’t need to have a background or special talent in art or literature. Just come with your stories (funny or sad), your special memoires, or your personal reflections on life.

A very good day in San Francisco!

Thursday was a day well spent in San Francisco. I should go there more often. If parking weren’t so difficult!

I visited the Carton Art Museum in the afternoon. I love going to this museum, especially getting to see original art work from famous artists in the cartooning world. I find it moving…

I got the courage to go to their bookstore and showed the lady there my books. And…She is taking five copies of each book for the store! Wow! I just kept saying: “Thank you! Thank You! Thank you!” When I came back home that night, I realized I was out of book #2. I need to order more…What a great feeling!

So…Stairway Stories will be available at Cartoon Art Museum’ bookstore!

In the evening, I took a workshop with Hilary Price, the great author of the comic stripRhymes with Orange, which I read every morning in my newspaper. I loved it! It was great listening to her (she is really funny) and learning from her. I got many great tips that I can integrate in my way of working. One thing I learned about myself, though, is that I cannot draw fast. Especially football players and ducks! In all the quick exercises we did and shared, mine were always the not finished ones, in which you could not even understand the story. And we’re talking one-panel stories! This is why I don’t have anything to show from this workshop, except these quick characters sketches. This is the only exercise in which I felt comfortable. I like drawing faces….Anyway, I keep this bit of advice in my pocket “Exaggerate, the characters’ features, especially the nose and mouth.” (On my sketch, the word “exaggerate” is misspelled. Two”g” in English, one in French.). I did the coloring in watercolor, the next day at home…

I will be at table 638. Saturday, 11:00 AM to 7::00 PM. Sunday, 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. You can buy one of my three books (at the very low price of 10$ each book) or just pick up a free postcard. And I’ll do a little drawing for you, if you ask me.

I will be introducing my third book The Age of Reason, the latest in the Stairway Stories series. This one, like the previous one, On the way to school, features a glossary in the middle of the book.